Future of Sustainability in Real Estate & Implications for a Successful Business Model Sponsored by The University Financing Foundation Atlanta, Georgia.

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Presentation on theme: "Future of Sustainability in Real Estate & Implications for a Successful Business Model Sponsored by The University Financing Foundation Atlanta, Georgia."— Presentation transcript:

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Agenda Industry dynamics – does green make sense now? Why Sustainability? Business Case Case studies Trends for the next 10 years

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USAA Real Estate Company: Who Are We? 9-time Energy Star Partner of the Year- due to our leadership in energy efficiency management and environmental stewardship Chosen to develop the USGBC Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Portfolio Program Asked by DOE & White House to be part of initial participants in the Better Buildings Challenge We have a strong commitment to customer service, operational excellence and environmental stewardship

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Industry Dynamics Major Capital Market Failures – Illiquidity Jobs still have not returned Global, national and local debt crisis Congress “The mediocre leader tells. The good leader explains. The superior leader demonstrates. The great leader inspires.” - Buchholz and Roth

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Does Green Make Sense in this Economy? Job loss and business consolidation over past two years have not only reduced demand for real estate, but also impacted demand for higher education Capital budgets for anything but key essentials have all but evaporated Increased focus on operating efficiency – operating budgets are slashed, tighter These combine to increase risk, reduce both NOI and value - real estate assets are not performing as underwritten

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Does Green Make Sense in this Economy? The question is often “how much does green cost” Answer is often “don’t think we can afford to spend the money right now” Need to change our thinking about improved sustainability Green is not a cost, is not a fad…. Green is fundamentally a strategy for competing, improving performance

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Why Sustainability? The market is clearly moving towards improved sustainability Evidence is clear There is increased risk to not move towards sustainability Competitive advantage for those that can connect energy efficiency, sustainability and the Business Case…

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Evidence of Shift Top corporations increasingly require green – including the GSA, largest tenant in the US, requiring Energy Star and LEED for all new facilities Increased product choices for sustainability – not just for buildings but for everything from hybrid cars to solar power 4 Green Building Codes – new construction will increasingly be green Federal, state and local legislation – increasingly incentivizing or requiring green

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Evidence of Shift Students increasingly cite a university’s sustainability efforts, educational options and commitment as a part of decision Nationwide in 2009, more than 100 majors, minors or certificates were created in energy and sustainability-focused programs at colleges big and small. That's up from just three programs added in Two factors are driving the surge: Students want the courses, and employers want the trained students. ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability started an undergraduate program in sustainability studies in By end of 2009, had about 600 students who've declared sustainability a major. "The growth rate is unprecedented," even though the program has the toughest admission standards of any school at the university.

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Business Case for Sustainability? By Business Case we mean… –Dramatically improve energy efficiency –Reduce water consumption –Increase recycling and reduce waste –Improve Indoor Air Quality –Eliminate toxic chemicals for cleaning & use green cleaning methods –Improve overall operational efficiency All of these combine to lower costs by more than it costs to implement “sustainable strategies” Intuitively it makes sense that being more efficient, eliminating waste will cost less to operate

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Biggest Trend is the Business Case for Sustainability Business case also means –Addressing risk for not being green – SEC requirements, code & legislative requirements, insurance & underwriting –Improving image, brand or relationship with customers, employees & students –Maintaining compelling educational offerings that are in high demand All of these combine to drive higher rents, higher tenant retention rates and higher asset values for real estate with “sustainable strategies” – –and have similar indications for both real estate at educational facilities and also the demand for green educational offerings

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Business Case Take a more strategic view Consider not just costs Consider the full value proposition Lower operating costs Improve comfort – increase retention, appeal to students & younger demographic Support recruitment and retention efforts Be ahead of regulation and mandates Marketing advantage Branding as a leader Sustainability will increasing be a measure of quality

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Why is Energy So Important? Data based on 2010 BOMA EER

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Fuel Efficiency MPG Is 5 MPG high or low for an automobile? Energy Performance EPA Benchmarking Is 80 kBtu/SF/YR high or low for a building? Is Your Building Performing Well?

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LEED or Leeds? LEED Green Building Rating System Leeds City in the UK

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Number of Buildings Top performing buildings use 3 to 4 times less energy per ft 2 than the worst performers. Newer buildings are equally represented in top and bottom quartiles. 39% of buildings in top quartile are less than 25 years old 35% of buildings in bottom quartile are less than 25 years old Worst PerformersBest Performers Energy Use Intensity (kBtu/ft 2 /year) Old Doesn’t Always Equal Inefficient

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Case Studies Proving the Value

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Portfolio Approach to Green…. Take a portfolio wide approach to sustainable strategies Save more than spend to execute sustainability initiatives Create consistency in approach while allowing for regional and property specific differences Energy efficiency and sustainability are core to customer service delivery and an indication of quality Imbed “continuous process improvement” into every aspect of the business 21

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We take a portfolio approach to our execution – for example: 1.Green Cleaning 2.Waste Management 3.Integrated Pest Management 4.Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 5.Energy Efficiency & Energy Star 6.Water Efficiency 7.Indoor Air Quality 8.Environmental Tobacco Smoke Policy 9.Sustainable Landscaping Strategies LEED Program – Portfolio Approach We are also in the process of building many of the “high performance operations” aspects of LEED into our Yardi Preventative Maintenance Program – so that every building will get a consistent application of those areas we know to improve performance for indoor air quality, water and energy efficiency and so forth. LOWER COSTS =

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What is the Business Case? = Quantify Value LEED EBOM Platinum 23 Building is less than 5 years old Was not developed green Metrics thus far on our execution… Energy Star Labeled - Improved energy performance & Energy Star rating from 78 to 95 (22% improvement) Reduced water consumption by 43% saving over $12k annually Achieved LEED for Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance – Platinum – highest level, first EBOM Platinum in world Overall efforts have this building under year one budget by 18.7% or over $460,000 All of these combine to lower expenses by more than it costs to implement “sustainable strategies” FBI Chicago Field Office Chicago, Illinois

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What is the Business Case? = Quantify Value 24 Energy Star - Metrics thus far on our execution… Exceeded our 2010 savings goal of 5%, saving 5.22% kBtu consumption portfolio wide (2010 v 2009) Brings cumulative energy consumption savings to 35% over past 10 years Improved efficiency by over 81% as measured by average Energy Star rating for portfolio Saved in excess of over $16,000,000 in past 10 years Achieved 9th consecutive Energy Star Partner of the Year award for Sustained Excellence – first real estate company to be so honored We are not new to energy efficiency and sustainability; thus we have the capability to execute in the most cost effective means Columbus Center Coral Gables, Florida LEED EBOM GOLD

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Energy Efficiency is a Potential Leading Indicator of Overall Superior Operations Quality and Financial Performance Analysis conducted by the CoStar Group of ENERGY STAR buildings compared to peer set of non ENERGY STAR buildings.

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What’s Ahead Over next 10 Years

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What’s Ahead New Buildings all built green – because code requires Core urban markets will increasingly be green Increase in corporate social responsibility, of which sustainability is a sub-set Mandatory energy benchmarking – CA, DC, Austin, Washington state, NYC SEC and other mechanisms for increased transparency of sustainability Water – next crisis

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Increasing demand by tenants, students & employees for LEED & Energy Star Increasing use of green in valuation of real estate and business generally US (Regionally) and Global Carbon Emissions Cap & Trade Platforms on the rise What does that mean for us? Green buildings and sustainable operations are not a “value-added service” but increasingly a requirement for how to operate and how to compete Future of Green?

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Existing Buildings, not utilities, need to accrue the credits or offsets for improvements buildings make CO2 market trading plan must allow the market to work by rewarding investors with the financial value of reducing emissions Monitization of energy efficiency improvements can create a mechanism for faster market transformation Existing Buildings are the Key

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What is it? A contract mechanism for doing energy retrofits How it works: Energy cost savings act as payment to energy service company (ESCO) until energy efficient upgrades have paid for themselves Benefits: –Leverage financing and technical expertise of ESCO –No upfront cost – can work with existing budgets –Can use to incorporate greening, certifications What is Energy Performance Contracting?

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What is it? A three party contract mechanism where the solar energy generator provides solar to you or your tenant How it works: Solar energy provider (SEP) contracts to sell solar energy to you or your tenant. SEP pays for installation and maintenance of solar equipment – and rents space on your roof for equipment Benefits: –No upfront cost –Get green solar energy at rates competitive with tariff –Get additional revenue (roof rent) with no capital outlay Solar as a Service

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How Can You Execute? Resources BOMA International – have educational offerings that can help, search for BEEP & BEPCwww.boma.org Energy Star – US Green Building Council – – Green Schoolswww.usgbc.org Service Provider Partners – they want to assist, but you need to ask and in some cases “require” better sustainability and efficiency Local Utilities – have programs and professionals who can help DSIRE – has all incentives for efficiency and renewables nationally

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Government companies & the public increasingly will be asking what our industry is doing…